#so fucking happy texas won

[falcon-knight]

TEXAS WON

[mirrorball-leclerc]

i did something bad - part two

THE CHARLOS BREAK UP

masterlist//previous//next

BRAZIL 2023

daniel ricciardo please tell me charles did not get into an argument with carlos.

teagan horner charles did not get into an argument with carlos. carlos got into an argument with him, two very different things.

max verstappen what was the argument even about?

charles leclerc doesn't matter it was bullshit.

mark webber clearly not, if you two came to blows.

pierre gasly carlos said he was shit driver and and that he only had the red bull seat because he was 'fucking horner's slut daughter' or that was the tailend of what i heard.

pierre gasly not to mention he punched teagan in face because she stood in front of charles hoping to stop the situation.

alex albon well i'll be damned.

yuki tsunoda so we all follow that one gossip account? because i know none of you were near when this happened.

liam lawson i do. how else am i supposed to find out that fernando alonso was visited by taylor swift last week in austin? daniel ricciardo it's fun to follow them. one time they said max and i were hooking up, we weren’t, but i liked the tweet to fuel them more. pr was not happy that week.

mark webber christian's been awfully quite this entire time.

max verstappen we're planning on how to torpedo into carlos in brazil. i'm the sacrifice because i've already won the championship. checo perez he supposed to fail at getting pole position in quali next week to end up behind carlos. sebastian vettel pulling a kvyat i see, i respect it max verstappen the only time i'll do something like kvyat. yuki tsunoda HE PUNCHED TEAGAN?! WHAT THE HELL?? WHERE IS THIS MAN?!

liam lawson yuki, think about your actions. charles is getting fined for what you’re thinking about doing (i think)

yuki tsunoda do i look like i give a fuck?

pierre gasly we ride at dawn!

mark webber you two are perfect for each other

sebastian vettel YOU’RE IN A MEETING GET OFF YOUR PHONE GASLY!!!

yuki tsunoda that should be your sign gasly, come back to alpha tauri! daniel can take your seat at alpine

daniel ricciardo hell no. i saw what they did to my fellow aussie, oscar. do you think i wanna get sued by them?

teagan horner we’re back, carlos is still pissed but so is my dad.

mark webber how’s your face after that punch?

teagan horner i have a sick black eye. i look like i got in a bar fight. i got the proper texas experience. christian horner this isn't a laughing matter teagan. you could've been seriously hurt. sebastian vettel he's right teagan, it could've escalated to something worse. max verstappen so is the plan still on to crash into carlos or not?

charles leclerc not, i want to do it. who gives a fuck on where i end up in the drivers championship, i'm already p7. let me do it brocedes style.

daniel ricciardo ah, 2016 spainsh grand prix, those were good days.

sebastian vettel you got p4 and max won daniel ricciardo they were good days because both mercedes dnf'd

max verstappen he won't do it

sergio perez i'll gladly help, we can have a repeat of yesterday.

charles leclerc deal and sorry about that, again.

sergio perez it could've happened to anyone, besides it was my fault

alex albon so...talk about a dramatic brazilian gp

lewis hamilton why is it always thing 1 or thing 2 starting the awkward conversations? lando norris they have nothing better to do alex albon listen here you muppet!

logan sargeant (i'm so sorry lewis) it's giving brocedes 2.0

nico hulkenberg be grateful you weren't around then sargeant. those were dark times.

lewis hamilton i feel like you're being a little dramatic about it.

kevin magnussen we aren't. everyone walked on eggshells because of you two. toto could never seem to catch a break.

fernando alonso it seems you're the old one lewis, if your memory is failing already.

lando norris kinda surprised it took this long for those two to go at it a la brocedes

charles leclerc i was sandwiched, what was i supposed to do? crash into checo for the second time in a row?

carlos sainz not crash into me. you had no problem crashing into sergio last week.

charles leclerc well, checo is the one retiring this year, not you. you'll have plenty more races.

carlos sainz since when do you call him checo?

carlos sainz and i was on pole! i could've won!

max verstappen at charles' expense no less

george russell "horrified looks from everyone in the room"

daniel ricciardo i don't know if i should be impressed that you know taylor swift lyrics lance stroll coming from the guy who sang our song in an interview word for word last month. daniel ricciardo at least i wasn't the one spamming the groupchat with taylonso memes

lewis hamilton how did this become the mess it has?

fernando alonso this is the only time i will ever wish sebastian was still driving. at least he could control these baboons.

nico hulkenberg who are you calling a baboon, nando?

fernando alonso if the shoe fits, nico, if the shoe fits

LAS VEGAS 2023

pierre gasly i will be throwing hands with fred and the rest of ferrari’s f1 team, starting with carlos.

alex albon but we gotta give charles credit, defying team orders the way he did in vegas? respect, it further proves ferrari would keep sacrificing his race even if he was on pole and leading the majority of the race.

liam lawson what did we expect? it's ferrari, and that strategy was a shit one, even i know that. charles had been leading for 35/50 laps and they wanted him to let carlos through? who was down in p6? yuki tsunoda ferrari has shit for brains pierre gasly and it's not like carlos would've been able to make it past checo, oscar, danny, and max to get the win. in the end, lando and alex overtook him, alex who's in a williams! you would've given me a few more laps and i could've overtaken him.

daniel ricciardo also, rumor has it that piero ferrari is like super pissed they let charles go.

mark webber of course he’s pissed, charles was their golden boy, he won monza. the first to do so since 2010 when fernando had won.

liam lawson i think the biggest fuck you to ferrari would be having charles win both monza and imola

sebastian vettel i like this kid, where did christian find you?

pierre gasly outside of yuki’s home. he picked him up by the scruff of his neck and said, “i want you to be our reserve driver at alpha tauri” liam lawson he found me in a dumpster outside of his home. sebastian vettel i hate both of you

teagan horner i thank god everyday that there is only one race left until the season is over

¡leclerc-s speaks! would carlos ever act like this? probably not, doesn't mean i'm going to stop writing it this way. i think people react in different ways when they're hurt and unfortunately in this fic carlos is lashing out. don't worry, i'm going to fix their relationship, just not for now, i like drama. would any of these events happen irl, no way, but what's the fun in fanfic if you can't exaggerate events at least a little?

¡disclaimer! this is in no way making assumptions about the people involved in this story, this is all fake. it is a fanfiction please don't take any of what is said seriously. this is all for entertainment purposes and as a creative outlet for me. enjoy!

[oinkinpigprince]

My friends(hostages) and I (tied them down and forced them to) watched the Texas chainsaw massacre one and two(I held them at gun point and kept wiggling happily) and I had silly little thoughts about my favorite little spleens :33(I love them so much it physically hurts)

I bet playing hide and seek w/ them would be a special kind of fun! Ik I have a lot of request for smiling friends and I pinky promise to get them done rlly soon this is just a little self indulgence

Hide and seek with the sawyer family!!!!!! Yeah!!!

Bubba

They are so bad at it, it hurts. Listen, they are so big and bulky and too excited to play, they can’t hide anywhere and they aren’t that creative.

Cabinets are a no go, under the bed is laughable, I think they’d be the type to try and hide under a bunch of stuffies

They’re most likely to be hiding in closets and maybe the bathroom, probably behind the couch is a good place to look

Although you can easily find them cause if he sees or hears you getting closer they might start to giggle, it’s just so much fun!!!!

But when you do find them, the chase is fucking on. They may not look it but they are quick, bubba just has a hard time rounding corners quickly so that’s where they have trouble :((

When you do finally tag them, they’ll squeal and grab you, spinning you around. THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN!!!!!!!! You two may get told off but it’s worth it

Bubba finding you is a pretty similar story. They are very observant but they’re still pretty giggly. Also with their loud ass stomps you can hear them coming and quickly change spots

When they do find you, oh fuck it’s over, doesn’t even think just quickly grabs you and hugs you tight. THEY WON!! It’s a lot of fun but low key scary when you can hear their foot steps approaching.

Nubbins

Loudest person you’ve ever met, how hard could it be? Once that game starts and you finish counting that boy is GONE

Although nubbins is pretty tall at a generous 6’2 he is skinny and loves small spaces so he quickly finds the smallish space he can cram himself in

A space you’d never think of looking and he is silent, it’s like he disappeared off the face of the fucking earth. He’s happy too, he doesn’t get bored which is surprising.

Nubbins will just lay there happily day dreaming til someone else unintentionally finds him and he cusses them out. Then you find him

Nubbins doesn’t care for the chase as much as the hiding so you easily tag him, he just can’t wait to find you :o))))))

You can also hear nubbins, but his is more, taunting. He likes to pretend he’s hunting you, and oh boy, it feels like he’s threatening you. You can hear him from the hall “heeeeeere kitty kitty k-kitty kitty kitty, where are you?” Your blood runs cold

Sitting in your hiding space steadying your breathing praying he doesn’t find you, there no hell you’d be able to out run a man who spends all day racing cars to scrap dead animal corpses off hot pavement!

When it goes quiet and you think you’re in the clear. You peak out and don’t see anything, so you swallow your fear and quickly stalk out to go and change hiding spaces. Then BAM!! He got you! Ha! You should see your space

He howls as you scream curling his body around yours, he eats up your terrified screams. He just hugs you tight and lays on the ground as you squirm trying to get away, he’ll pepper the side of your face with kisses as he pinches your cheeks. You’re so cute when you’re scared!

Choptop

Oh Robby rob, oh dear Robert bobert, you asked him to play hide and seek, for fun! What’s the harm that could happen! You know this man a little eccentric, but you had zero clue what you got yourself into. Playing hide and seek, with a VIETNAM war vet

He agrees, excited as fuck. Never have you seen him agree so quickly to something. Before you finish saying the words he’s making you count to ten.

First round goes fine, it’s completely normal and not weird. He hit under a bed and then chased you around the house when he found you. Fun!

Next round, you looked around giddily, looking where trying to find him. You searched the whole house trying to find that man for 20 minutes. That’s when you stood in the living room and felt, something went drip onto your forehead. You looked up, HE WAS ON THE FUCKING CEILING AND HE SPAT ON YOU!!!

Laughed as you tried to tag him, taunting you and spat on you some more until you got a step stool and he just dropped, landed on all fours and scrambled away faster than god

You had to have nubbins AND bubba help you catch him. That man was unstoppable. He only relented after a while cause he wanted to have his turn seeking.

Waiting patiently for footsteps and you heard none. You figured maybe he was at the other side of the house. That’s when you glanced slightly and saw, a glimpse of a smiling man in your peripheral. Two inches away from your face.

Screaming you dashed for the exit with him hot on your trail. Chop was toying with you the entire time. Laughing, he was always just behind you. He could have caught you easily but just wanted to see you run from him

Have you seen where he was chasing stretch and he just leaped onto the bridge and climbed on. Yeah he did that to you, that man was not messing around

As soon as it started it ended with you cornered and panting, he didn’t even break a sweat. He just gently pats your face and says “got ya!” Before shouting ‘nam worl’ loudly and cheering.

He’s the whole reason I made these head canons, I don’t want to play hide and seek w/ him

Drayton

The biggest fucking party pooper. Every time you ask he always says “I’m too old for that kiddy shit.” Or “are ya trying to kill me? I ain’t spending my afternoon chasing you around”

His favorite is “how about I go hide in the living room with the tv and you go find a damn to give me.” Dick >:((((

If in the one is a TRILLION chance he says fine, to shut you up it’s a pretty normal game to be honest

He isn’t one for running around so he doesn’t put much of a fight. Just sorta “oh ya got me! Happy now?” Yeah, you are, now it’s his turn

Is a really good seeker he just doesn’t like to run. If you try and make him chase you he’ll just give up cursing “I have other shit to do than play CHILDRENS game” like down chill out

Okay listen, deep down he does find it, a LITTLE fun and likes seeing you and his brothers play but don’t play with him. He doesn’t have time for that shit 😭😭💅💅

[meraki-yao]

RWRB Movie Analysis: The Placement of Alex's Speech

Alright I’m really fucking sick of people complaining about the placement of the speech. (I swear, I write half of these essays out of irritation. But I’m happy while doing it so it all checks out)

Two things.

Regarding Henry’s consent

Use context clues people. Henry says, “Your speech was beautiful. Made me very proud to be your boyfriend.” It’s clear that Henry approves of the speech.

Again, what can be shown explicitly is restricted by the format. The point of Henry’s montages during the speech is to show how trapped and helpless he is in the situation. (for more, I wrote about it here.) The scenes need to keep that atmosphere/feeling of isolation and pain. If let’s say, we have a scene where the prime minister asks Henry about admitting and coming out, it would take away the consistent feeling of Henry’s pain. Cinematically, it won’t work. But that doesn’t mean in universe, it didn’t happen.

Also, Alex fucking loves Henry with every inch of his soul. He’s willing to fight for them, but he’s also willing to be patient for him. After getting his feelings sorted out and knowing with 100% clarity that he’s in love with Henry, he is never, ever going to do something that so obviously would hurt Henry. He would rather get hurt himself than hurt Henry. (Corresponding Book Quote: “Alex wants to go to war for this man, wants to get his hands on everything and everyone that ever hurt him.”) He wouldn’t make the speech without knowing Henry is okay with it. He just wouldn’t, that would straight up be out of character. So the fact that he did, means one way or another, he has Henry’s consent. And Henry later approving the speech in the piano scene, proves that. (It’s completely possible that the script itself meant to explain it this way, but if at any point they might have explicitly discussed coming out, my guess would be the Kensington breakfast scene, Prime, I’m coming for your hard drives—)

Regarding the placement of speech

There are two reasons for this.

One irl reason, is again, the format of the medium, and movie story telling. You want the tension to continuously build, increase and move upwards, then get a big but concrete resolution, and then this part is over. Having the speech as a conclusion after the balcony wave will not feel as well resolved as directly having the speech, then ending this part of the story with the big, big protest and balcony wave.  

But there’s a diegetic/ in universe reason as well.  

A lot of people, especially those who complain that Movie Alex is a himbo (also spite writing an essay on that, WIP, stay tuned), forget that Alex is a budding politician, and in fact, is a damn good one.

He, despite being kind of confused about his sexuality (read this essay for more), figures out Miguel’s flirting is mostly trying to get his statements for his articles, and in a fairly polite and classy way, Alex declines. (The state dinner slip was because he was way too entranced by Henry) He was a speaker at the DNC. His Texas campaign ultimately won Ellen the election.

When is comes to these things, he knows what he’s doing, and he’s good at what he does.

Making the speech before the crown can make a statement, was a strategic move.

Henry told Alex about his grandfather’s stance on this during the Paris date. He also told, well, yelled at Alex about the pressures he has from the crown during the Kensington confrontation. Alex knows the King will disapprove of their relationship and attempt to shove Henry into the closet.

So he has to be the one to control the narrative. He needs people to listen to, and believe in his, or rather, their side of the story.

And here’s a bit about human psychology. When receiving a new piece of information, our first impression and subsequent judgement of said information tends to be persistent. If we are provided with a second piece of contradicting information, we will tend to treat the second piece with much more criticism and suspicion. The mindset would be “prove to me the first one is wrong” instead of “Which one of these is right”.

Therefore, for Alex to get more people on his side, he must speak first.

(I almost imagine this is the reason the White House blocked communication with the palace. That bugged me for a while, until I thought, if the White House doesn’t block communication and receive a demand from the palace, they aren’t really on grounds to refuse it without a diplomatic mess. It’s the equivalent of avoiding talking to someone you don’t want to approach with the excuse “Oh my phone was off sorry”)

Imagine it. If the crown does what the King originally proposed and claims all the emails are fabrications and denies that Henry is gay and in a relationship with Alex, then Alex’s speech will be viewed through tinted glasses of “this is a fabrication, this is a lie” and it will take much more persuading for people to believe in Alex, because their first judgement of the issue, would be the crown’s lie of a narrative.

But by making the speech first, people’s first judgement of the issue, would be Alex’s explanation, of it being an invasion of privacy, and of it being true. Even if the crown denies it, with the first judgement being Alex’s narrative, it would make it much easier to see through the lie, because in people’s head, they already assumed that Alex is telling the truth.

By making the speech first, Alex has won both himself and Henry, the pen to write history.

Making the speech first is in no way Alex disrespecting Henry.

By playing politics and strategy, Alex is protecting Henry in the most familiar way he knows.

[punkshort]

Remember the 10 likes and dislikes you did for sheriff!joel?, would you consider doing it for Pornstar!joel? <33

Ok YES I love this and it was such a great mental exercise for myself because as I was thinking about my answers I came up with a few ideas for future chapters so thank you very much for the inspo!

Let's dive in, shall we?

Likes:

1. The rain: he loves it when it rains. He's not sure why. Maybe it's the smell, maybe it's the sound, but he just loves it.

2. His family/mom: as we discovered in chapter two, Joel cares very much for Mama Miller. Both he and Tommy are mama's boys, through and through, and even if he brushes off her advice at the time, he definitely takes it to heart.

3. Weddings: he may not be a marriage guy himself, but he loves going to weddings. He loves a good party and just simply loves love. It makes him happy to see other people happy.

4. Pool: he's gotten pretty good at it over the years, especially since Tommy became a bartender. He's been hanging out and all sorts of bars, waiting for his brother to get off work, and he's gotten a taste for pool. He's even won a few bucks off some drunks when they try to test his skill.

5. Sundresses: at the end of the day, Joel is still a man. And if he sees a pretty girl in a sundress, he's going to look twice. He can't help himself. Something about the ease of access and the air of innocence really gets him going.

6. Board games: Joel is competitive. Blame it on Tommy, but he loves a good board game and he really really loves to win. Doesn't matter what it is, Monopoly or Candy Land, he will give it his all and he will get super pissed off if he loses.

7. Sleeping in: Alright, he usually works late hours sometimes and he likes to sleep in. There's nothing like waking up naturally, letting the sun seep through his curtains and slowly rouse him from his slumber, and even better if he has a warm body next to him in bed.

8. Driving: He loves driving. He's not really into cars, per se, but he likes the act of driving. The open road, windows down, radio up... perfection.

9. Breakfast: He might like to sleep in but he will eat breakfast any hour of the day. Pancakes and bacon are his weakness.

10. Classic rock: Anything from the 70s will make him happy. He knows just about every hit and every band. Doesn't really care too much about current music, his radio is always tuned to classic rock.

Dislikes:

1. Leather sofas: Ok, the leather sticks to his skin and he doesn't like it. It gets hot in Texas and he hates the feeling of his skin unpeeling from a leather couch when he gets up. It's especially terrible when trying to hook up with a girl - the sound, the feel... it just kills the mood.

2. Snobs: People who think they're better than him or his friends/family can go to hell. He really dislikes snobby people, rich people, people who treat others differently, people who think their shit doesn't stink - can't stand it.

3. Drugs: Unfortunately in his line of work, he's seen a lot of his coworkers get sucked into drugs. He doesn't mind weed, but the harder stuff he can't stand. He's been in a handful of situations where it was obvious to him the girl he was working with got way too high before filming and it completely ruined the vibe for him. He doesn't like the idea of girls feeling like they need to get messed up to fuck him, but that's a whole other situation.

4. Cooking: He's terrible at it. He typically orders food in, gets something from work or heats something up from the freezer. If you're helping him, however, that changes things...

5. Sage: He can't stand the scent. It's too overpowering and it reminds him of his aunt's house when he was younger. A house that was most definitely not designed for children and more like a museum, where his mother would constantly scold him and Tommy, making sure they didn't touch anything breakable.

6. Olives: They are slimy and taste awful, and he will not be fielding any more questions on the matter.

7. Fake nails: He doesn't care if girls have their nails done professionally but the really really long, sharp ones freak him out. Especially when a scene partner has them and they are wrapped around his dick. He's always afraid one is going to accidentally stab him somewhere way too sensitive.

8. Blood: Joel gets woozy at the sight of blood. He doesn't know why, it's always been that way and Tommy has teased him about it for years.

9. Ties: Absolutely despises dressing up and wearing ties. It feels like someone's lightly choking him all day when he has to wear one. If he absolutely must, he always tries to make it as loose as possible without looking sloppy.

10. Golf: Because all my Joels hate golf. For no particular reason at all.

[youling-the-ghost]

fresh start - a hareth ficlet

Between his life being flipped upside down and having to work a completely foreign job, Hank was struggling. (this is mostly for @i-may-be-an-emu since you're like the #1 hareth shipper here lol) word count: 893

"Will ya quit looking so down, mate? People are gonna think that we abuse you or something."

"Sorry, Gareth."

Hank huffed out a sigh and leaned across the counter, resting his chin on the palm of his hand and mustering a sorry excuse for a smile.

He wondered about things. How were Thaddeus and little Betsy Sue doing? Do they miss him? Or were they living their best lives, playing Sunday board games with their new pops? How was it possible that his piece-of-shit cheating ex-wife won the custody case?

Hank had no answers.

"Oi, stop standing around and get back to work!" Gareth's words pulled Hank back to reality.

"Sorry, Gareth."

"Jesus fuck," Gareth breathed exasperatedly. "You're a pain in the ass, you know that?"

"Look, I'm sorry, Gareth, but it's been rough for me, y'know? From a businessman in Texas to—"

"Lovely story, but tell it after your shift, will ya? For fuck's sake."

"Sorry, won't happen again."

"Yeah, it better fucking not."

It was almost impressive, Hank thought idly as Gareth went to inspect a different section of the bar, how many swear words his boss managed to fit in one exchange.

A young couple walked in, arms hooked around each other and bodies practically melting into one. Something twisted in Hank's chest.

"Howdy, what can I get ya?"

The girl scoffed. "'Howdy'? What are you, a wannabe cowboy?"

"Uh, no. Not a cowboy, ma'am. Just a Texan."

"A Texan!" It was the boy this time. "Tell me, what's an American doing in London?"

Hank coughed not-so-discreetly. How much was he allowed to share?

"I just needed a change of pace, y'know?" was what he eventually settled for, and the couple seemed content with the reply.

There was something palpable between the young couple, like a taut rope stretched across a cliff, ready to snap at any moment. Neither person ordered anything, though both had a visible yearning for alcohol on their faces. Although the girl was sitting on the boy's lap and their limbs were so intertwined that it was hard to tell whose was whose, there was a gaping chasm between their souls. Hank could tell from the way their hands hovered over the counter and on each other's arms, but never intertwined with each other.

The eyes might be the windows to the soul, but the hands were the doors, Hank would so often say when his friends used to as him for relationship advice.

No one asked him for relationship advice anymore.

Hank let out a deep breath. It didn't matter, anyway. Those friends had long since stopped talking to him.

"Okay, that's it." Gareth's words cut through Hank's racing thoughts. "Finley, could ya cover this section for a bit? Hank, you come with me."

Oh fuck, was Hank's immediate thought. Second day on the job and he was already being reprimanded for misdemeanour. He gave Finley, his surly co-worker who definitely did not look happy to have to cover two sections, and followed Gareth to the back of the building.

"Okay, listen—" Gareth groaned. There was something unsure in his voice, something shaky and uncertain. It was nothing like the Gareth who yelled at him for staring off into space or sharing too many disturbing details about his personal life.

After a heavy pause, Gareth spoke up again: "Are you sure you're up for this job?"

Hank blinked. "Um, what?"

Gareth sighed and ran a hand through his blonde hair. "You've been spaced the hell out all day. If something's going on then I'm fine with giving you a break or some—"

"Wait." Hank could hardly belive his ears. "I'm...not gettin' fired?"

"'Course not." Gareth furrowed his brows. "What kinda boss would I be if I abandoned a struggling employee like that?"

"Oh." This was...different than what he expected. "But you're givin' me a break on my first day?"

"Look, I'd much rather have an employee take a day off than an employee half-assing all of his drinks and spacing out all the damn time."

"Ah. Right."

It was damn near impossible to snap himself out of the corporate mindset, Hank realised, but he was starting to get the hang of it. If his boss was okay with him taking a day off on his second day at the job, maybe he would also be okay with other stuff as well?

"Listen, Gareth, I don't need a day off—"

"You sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure. But, uhm," Hank awkwardly massaged the back of his neck, "could we grab a drink after my shift? I-It doesn't have to be at a bar or anythin', we can like—go bowling or somethin' too. I just—I need someone to talk to right now."

"Ah." Something about Gareth's posture shifted. He became softer, gentler, more welcoming, as if he was putting his guard down for the first time.

Then, Gareth chuckled, the corner of his mouth tugging into a smile. "Of course. I told you, didn't I? You can tell me your story after your shift."

"Oh. I thought you were just jokin' when you said that."

"Please, I'm always dead serious." The slightest hint of a smile on Gareth's lips vanished. "All right, now quit yapping and get back to work."

Hank couldn't help but laugh. "You got it, Gareth."

Maybe this change could be for the better, after all.

[arborings]

 in texas, oisin riordan is more commonly known as rory. they’ve been living in stratford for thirty years and is currently the mayor of stratford. some say they are impulsive & cowardly but i’m more inclined to believe those that say they’re intelligent & ambitious. if you walk by their house, you can sometimes hear bloody mother fucking asshole by martha wainwright playing from their window. ( campaign donations stuffed in duffel bags and left under an overpass; the performance of a lifetime, kissing babies and laughing at your constituents jokes; fake humility covering the scent of feral ambition; thick desire that drips. and clots, and clogs, and ruins )

the basics

Name: oisin riordan  Nicknames: rory, osh Faceclaim: kieran culkin Gender: cismale, he/him Sexual Orientation: bisexual, biromantic Age: 40 Birthday: July 7, 1984  Affiliation: tbd.... Occupation: mayor of stratford, currently running for congress Marital Status: married  Children: a fifteen and ten year old, named Grace and Justice Hometown: stratford, texas  Pets: a golden retriever named scout  Residence: a old, historic home in stratford  Positive Traits: ambitious, intelligent, funny, hardworking, persuasive, has a facade of kindness and concern but he just wants your vote!  Negative Traits: impulsive, cowardly, corrupt, self-serving, cutthroat, temperamental, asshole

aesthetics

Inspiration: saul goodman (breaking bad), tbd  Animal: coyote  Tarot Card: the tower  Zodiac: cancer  Element: water  Mineral: serpentine  Song: bloody mother fucking asshole - martha wainwright (he’s the aforementioned asshole) 

backstory

He would have glory, or he would have nothing. He was brought into the world with the expectation of greatness, and a desire to gather the world into his suit pocket.  Oisin’s father was the mayor of Stratford before him, and it was made clear to him from a young age that he was expected to climb higher than his father ever did- so he studied, and worked, attended Yale for both undergrad and law school, and came home to wait while his father kept the mayor’s seat warm. Together, the two worked to make the Riordan image immaculate. Oisin worked as a district attorney, offered a great deal of pro-bono work to the community, volunteered on the weekend, and crafted a life around him that was truly aspirational. The plan was to familiarize the people with Oisin, to make them trust him like they trusted his father.  For better or worse, it worked. 10 years ago, his father retired, and he has won every election since with ease. But that wasn’t enough, that wasn’t even the bare minimum- no, Oisin was still hungry. He didn’t want Stratford- he wanted the world.  The first step towards real power has been taken- and the evidence is everywhere. Campaign posters have been stapled to notice boards and telephone poles, with Oisin’s face plastered across them. OISIN RIORDAN FOR CONGRESS! SEND OISIN TO WASHINGTON! CHANGE HAPPENS WITH RIORDAN!  What’s less clear is how he’s getting the money to run such an elaborate campaign, especially with such meager fundraising efforts. Sure, there might be a fundraising brunch here, or a dinner there, but it’s an expensive operation to run! Maybe the Riordans are just wealthier than anyone realized- or maybe, the money is a little bloodier than they’d ever be willing to admit.

wanted connections 

His “Top Donor”- Someone high up in the leadership of one of the clubs (preferably president lbr), who is financing his campaign in exchange for having someone in power who’s willing to look the other way. I imagine this being a longstanding relationship, with some agreements that could even go back as far as his father! Corruption! Voter intimidation! Laudered donations! Yippee!!! There’s no preference on which club, and it might even be fun if he’s playing both sides…….. all will be decided with plotting!  His partner- My number one desire here is for them to be the power couple from hell. I’d love it to be a happy marriage, but only because their questionable morals and general evil vibe align with each other in a way that makes them soulmates, basically. They have two kids, and are a very stereotypical wholesome, all-American family! (lmao)  Best friend- Again, probably someone who is either kind of evil themselves, or at least is ok with being close to someone kind of evil. Just someone he deeply trusts, who he can hang and drink expensive whiskey with Rivals!!- Someone who doesn’t like the Riordan family in charge, or someone who has run against Oisin for mayor in the past. Just a little tension!  Campaign volunteers- Supporters that are willing to do a little unpaid labor for him! Get in on the inner circle before he's in the big times!!! I could also see him having an unpaid intern or two if that's of interest to anyone!!

[wavey3]

lmao. For people who supported trump, this is karma in the next 4 years...

this generation is kinda fucked....

Recently, I found this video: Donald Trump: The 47th President - YouTube

In summary, she found out that Donald Trump won and is happy about it because she believe that trump would promise 'lower interest rates, secure a border (which is now called "mass deportation" in 2024), healthier food (haha hope that you are joking, etc'

So here is a reply to her video: - She claims that your right to abort your children was never constitutional Alright idiot. It would always be constitutional. My thought is that this impacts seriously on healthcare aspects because in states with strict abortions, for example, Texan teen died after to try to get care in 3 visits

Source: Pregnant teen Nevaeh Crain died in Texas, ProPublica reports | kvue.com "Crain was in pain, too weak to walk, feverish and vomiting, having gone to two different emergency rooms within 12 hours. The first hospital diagnosed her with strep throat without investigating her abdominal cramps. At the second, she screened positive for sepsis, but doctors said her six-month fetus had a heartbeat and that Crain "was fine to leave."" This quote simply explains that Crain was trying to get help from doctors because she feels pain and weak to walk. In other reports that she has vomiting and gone to different emergency rooms. They diagnose her with strep throat but didn't check the cramps following that.

"According to the report, on Crain's third hospital visit, an obstetrician insisted on two ultrasounds to "confirm fetal demise," before moving her to intensive care.

"By then, more than two hours after her arrival, Crain’s blood pressure had plummeted, and a nurse had noted that her lips were 'blue and dusky.' Her organs began failing." the report states. "Hours later, she was dead.""

This quote explains why women have a right to abortions because this is a issue now in United States. People who said that women shouldn't have abortions are quick on their stupid pit hole minds that they don't have simply common sense.

She claims that interest rates are going to be lower.

Keep dreaming because here is the issue: Policies like tariffs and mass deportations would most likely affect the economy and strain certain industry where immigrants are needed for. If mass deportation is in effect, the industry would possibly be affected and also economically. The rise in prices would mean there could be inflation over the times. Which probably means interest rate could go up.

Border or mass-deportations

In 2016-2020 presidency, Donald Trump tries to build the wall and telling people in Mexico to pay it. Guess what? nobody wants to pay for it. Now, he tries to say that he would do mass-deportations, he won't have the balls to do it anyways because it's very expensive costing more than billions of dollars. If he does that, every year, most likely we can see markets are going down and the price would suddenly shoot up again Note: If you find them interesting, you can follow me or go on bluesky to follow wavey.bsky.social. People can reply what information are inaccurate so i can keep in mind and also no debates.

[khruschevshoe]

There are so many questions I have about the rwrb adaptation choices that can be forgiven and even some choices that I actively liked (god bless the texas montage and the lake scene) there are just three that make me go why the actual fuck did this happen:

1. Flattening of all young women characters/getting rid of June in favor of Nora ESPECIALLY when you take out Nora's plot importance later on in the story. I think you could give June the coming out scene and otherwise keep her and Alex's relationship, giving both June and Alex more shades of complexity as a result

2. Making the villain of the movie a jealous queer Latino man instead of, you know, the rich white conservative who exploited his assistants and abused his power. Not only optics, y'all, but removing the Luna&Richards plot severely decreases the personal stakes of the election scene at the end of the movie. Like, we're happy that Ellen won but we don't have a throughline as to why Richards is a villain in-movie (I know he's conservative and thus bad, but there are no PERSONAL stakes, if that makes sense)

3. Why they put Alex's coming out speech BEFORE he got to talk to Henry. Like. Just because of the order they edited these scenes in it gives off the uncomfortable implications that Alex is outing Henry without his consent. Which, like, yikes

[brainbustaaaaaa]

AEW Revolution 2025 Review

Match 1: MJF VS Hangman Adam Page

Listen

MJF pulling a Revolution 2022 was not on my bingo card for this show

I was fucking livid when I realised Hangman wasn't coming out to his original theme

And that did wonders for my enjoyment of this match

I was already looking forward to it but when that happened I was SO fucking hyped

As for the match itself, what can I say, these two have insane amounts of chemistry together

I've really been enjoying this story of the people's champion vs the man who desperately wishes it was him instead

Max just fucking breaking down in the middle of the match was fantastic

Say what you will about MJF but his character work is excellent when he commits

I'm delighted Hangman won, it was absolutely the right choice

One thing I love in wrestling, if nothing else, is a good ol' fashioned Hangman Adam Page character arc

Overall, an incredible opener to the show, with some really memorable moments and spots (that Angel's Wings??? DAMN)

They knocked it out of the park and set the tone for the rest of the night really well

5/5

Match 2: Mercedes Moné (C) VS Momo Watanabe - TBS Championship

This was fun!!

I really love Momo, and I hope we get to more of her on AEW going forward (or at the very least more Stardom representation - GIVE ME MY JOSHIS)

I'm so happy that this is the kind of match Mercedes is consistently having now, she really needed to prove the naysayers wrong (particularly after Wembley last year)

I just love women's wrestling gang I don't know what to tell you

Billie Starkz watching from backstage was an interesting touch, I'm thinking that this is where the Athena connection will come in to set up for All In Texas

I might have prefered for Athena to come out after the match, but having the fued slowly build in the background before Athena even shows up on AEW tv is a very intriguing concept

4.5/5

Match 3: Ricochet VS Swerve Strickland - AEW World Championship No. 1 Contender's Match

Ricochet is one of the best heels in wrestling right now and you can quote me on that

This fued has been genuinely so much fun

Nana and Swerve's relationship is one of the best things about AEW and I'm really loving the extra layers this storyline has added to it

There were some BRUTAL spots in this match and I thoroughly enjoyed it

I do think the right person won, especially after the result of the main event, but I'm interested to see where Ricochet goes from here

5/5

Match 4: Kazuchika Okada (C) VS Brody King - AEW Continental Championship

Another great defense from Okada, and it's always great to see Brody on a PPV

I liked that this match only lasted about ten minutes, it was a nice change of pace from the previous matches on the card

It does make me wonder who is next to challenge

Could be Ricochet? Maybe Ospreay

I would eventually love to see Okada/Kingston when Eddie returns from injury, whenever that might be

Either way, I really enjoyed this one, good stuff

4.5/5

Match 5: The Hurt Syndicate (C) VS The Outrunners - AEW World Tag Team Championships

They weren't lying, they do in fact hurt people

I liked this match for what it was

Both teams are very entertaining for different reasons so that made for an interesting match up

Will it change the world? Absolutely not

But I still thought it was a bit of fun and I'm always up for that

3.75/5

Match 6: "Timeless" Toni Storm (C) VS Mariah May - 'The Hollywood Ending', AEW Women's World Championship

Oh my good lord

WHAT a match!!!

I already thought this should have been the main event before the show, but after seeing this match there is not a doubt in my mind

Absolute carnage in the best way possible

In a card full of amazing matches, this was the best one of the night

And arguably the best women's match AEW have ever put on

The visuals and spots were incredible, the amount of blood, oh my GOD

Plus all the details at the top of the ramp were so cool

The ending was just fantastic, that image of Toni just lying on top of Mariah as she mourned her death (basically) was fucking powerful

Best women's fued of all time, and one of AEW's greatest ever

I'm sad it's over but so grateful I got to watch it all unfold as it happened, we don't know how lucky we are

6/5

Match 7: Konosuke Takeshita (C) VS Kenny Omega - AEW International Championship

Oooooooooh BOY, I've been waiting for this one!!!!

I don't even know what to say, this match was just awesome

As was expected, let's be realistic

All the kickouts, counters, all the spots targeting Kenny's stomach?? Had me tensed the fuck up

I absolutely LOVED the finish, the swerve of Kenny using a roll-up to win after Take had spent the whole match trying to make sure he couldn't hit the One Winged Angel was so good

MY GOAT IS CHAMPION ONCE AGAIN LET'S FUCKING GO DUDE

I am sad that Take isn't a champion anymore though, it'll be interesting to see what's next for him

I do think they'll have another match in the not-so-distant future, because now they're 1-1 in singles matches in AEW

Also the matching gear???? That's a father-son duo, genuinely

5.5/5

Match 8: Will Ospreay VS Kyle Fletcher - Steel Cage Match

I knew this match would be insane but holy SHIT

These guys are genuinely on another level

Much like Toni/Mariah, I will be thinking about this match for a long time

The visual of them on top of opposite corners of the cage before the match started was incredible, that's going to be an iconic image in the company for years to come

I don't even want to go into this one too much because are SO many things to talk about

The callbacks, the storytelling, the highspots

THAT SPANISH FLY OFF THE TOP OF THE CAGE

If you haven't seen this match yet, please go out of your way to watch it

Just fantastic

6/5

Match 9: Jon Moxley (C) VS Cope (VS Christian Cage) - AEW World Championship

This match was hindered so much by it being the main event

After Toni/Mariah and Will/Kyle, it's completely unjustifiable that this went on last

It wasn't even that bad, but the placement and the level of the other matches on the card really hindered it

Even with the edition of Christian at the last minute, Mox walking away with the championship is questionable

We're getting scarily close to the last straw with the Deathriders shenanigans, I fear

I will say, after the match ended, I'm happy the show ended with Swerve as the main focus

Hopefully a sign of better things to come, sooner rather than later

3.75/5

This might be the best show AEW have ever put on, they had a lot to live up to after last year's show, and they more than delivered. It's a shame about the main event, but the rest of the card was so strong that I don't think it really matters that much. Lots of potential for future storylines coming out of this, I can't wait to see what happens on Dynamite this week!!

Overall score: 5.5/5

BONUS: Zero Hour Review

Komander and Hologram have the potential to become my new favourite tag-team, loved them together

Jericho unmasking Gravity was diabolical, especially with his family there

MxM and Johnny TV continue to be an absolute treat together, great stuff

Big Boom AJ is genuinely so much fun to watch, I hope he has more matches like this on tv soon

The Rizzler making his triumphant return in Orange Cassidy cosplay was one of the cutest things I have ever seen, his reactions throughout the match were fantastic

As far as pre-shows go, this one was a lot of fun to watch

4/5

[bisluthq]

https://www.tumblr.com/bisluthq/774948115022266368/ugh-bey-was-not-going-countrywhite-in-her

I was the anon who this anon responded to - and yeah, everything Nat said! I don’t think Beyonce pandered at all and I think it was a natural progression for her to eventually do a country album on what she’s been playing with, but also, she grew up in Texas around a lot of country music and has mentioned being a fan of country singers since waaay back!

I was being critical of the judging committee that it took so long for Beyonce to get her flowers as a songwriter and for a whole body of work in an album. But I was also wondering if her more urban genre was looked down on and generally speaking, not seen for songwriting, by Grammy voters - and that includes how she is so generous with her credits. Looking at the list of AOTY winners, this seems plausible because the last time a rnb/ urban style album won was OutKast in 2003, and it was very much loud bombastic pop that dominated the charts. The genre was acknowledged in the 90s, but not much since then. Also I hate using the word “urban” to describe music, because it is really just code for “black” but not all of what Beyonce has done has been RnB and “pop” is too broad a term imo. Like the word urban feels very loaded and coded to me, but talking music genres I find it necessary to paint a picture? Idk.

Also, of course racism, prejudice and bias exists, but I was also meaning if the voters enjoyed cowboy Carter more than renaissance because it was more familiar sounding for a lot of the voters? Personally, I grew up listening to my parents folk-pop-rock like Fleetwood Mac and Carole king, and euro pop like abba (and a lot of other stuff too but—) I tend to gravitate towards those sounds because it’s so familiar. I’ve expanded my taste a LOT, but my bias is that i see folk sounding music as better songwriting than abba sounding pop, i automatically think it’s more deep, personal and meaningful and than fun pop. But abba had storytelling songs too and Fleetwood Mac had some generic filler songs too lmao - it just took a long time for me to realise that because ‘folk was built on storytelling, therefore everything under that genre MUST be a meaningful poetic lyric and pop is purely for fun and fun isn’t serious, it is frivolous and to be looked down on’ - they WERE my thoughts which have since changed. But yeah. That long personal story is what made me wonder if country Beyonce was held in higher esteem before they even listened to the album just on their own biases - but, the other albums were nominated so it’s not like she was snubbed completely, this was just long overdue! They snubbed lemonade in part because they thought she wanted to sweep every category by submitting for so many because she made an eclectic, fuck your genres album - so the academy DO CARE about genre confines… I’m going off in an unorganised thesis again, sorry. It’s just so fascinating to me for musical, social and historical contexts!!

TLDR; happy for Beyonce and looking forward to what she does next 💛

yup I figured you were saying this and I personally tend to agree 🤷🏻‍♀️

[inawickedlittletown]

There is something so awful about the way the world keeps turning. This past week has been the absolute worst and as one of my good friends at work put it, "it's the lack of empathy that hurts". We were sat at a table that faced the wall, and sitting behind us were four women all 50+, all white. One a first generation Italian immigrant. Someone had put foxnews on and we were avoiding it. They were paying attention and discussing all the "good" things that had happened already, how excited they were about the changes and how things were going to get better.

My question was, what things? What is going to get better? And at what cost?

Instead, my friend and I talked in hushed tones about how sad and angry we were and I couldn't even tell her that I'm more than sad and angry, I'm also scared and stressed out. Because my work permit expires in November and yeah, I am probably going to be able to renew it and get two more years. Still, DACA was already struck down in Texas and the Supreme Court will likely get rid of it entirely. But also who the fuck knows what may happen before that or how much worse it can all get.

So what then?

20+ years I've lived in this country without fear, even when I was going to college fully knowing that there was no way I'd ever actually be allowed to use my degree. Still, I hoped maybe just maybe it would all work out and maybe that's why I settled on English as a major because at least I could hone in my writing. Once Obama gave us DACA I could breathe and maybe I should have thought more pragmatically and figured out a way to get legality. I guess I was naive and hopeful that the government would see me and other people like me and push for a path to legality. It's just that republicans were never going to allow it.

And yet this week, this week is the first time I had to face the what ifs. What makes it harder is going to work and seeing everyone that hates this as much as I do but that isn't as affected as deeply and so life moves on. Then, there are the people who won and got what they wanted and how ignorant they are to how everything is going to get worse for everyone. I have no sympathy for them because they voted for this.

I have no idea what will happen, and I know I am luckier than most. I know and appreciate that, it's just that it doesn't stop me from being scared for myself and for my parents and for my brother. No one person can be illegal. They can be undocumented because the US government has failed time and time again to fix the broken immigration system.

This has been a very long week and it's only the first in this administration. I'm trying to cope and not watch too many news. I'm trying to watch tv-shows that are light and happy. I'm trying to read books that can give me an escape. I'm trying to write fic. I'm trying to focus on writing my book. I'm trying my best to be positive because anything else will break me.

[daemonmatthias]

@the-grimsqueaker I know you said you don’t actually care but like… here’s a very small primer on Sports Culture in America, focused primarily on The Dallas Cowboys:

Big picture: the baseball team that plays in the exact same area of the same city as the cowboys just won the World Series for the first time. All the school districts in the surrounding cities have canceled school today because they anticipated such high absence rates as people attend the parade/celebrations that it made more financial sense to just close the schools.

Despite this, the sport the American South in particular loves the most is football. Like, here in Texas (where the Cowboys are), football is King. I mean it. My mom and grandma admitted that they probably would have gone to our high school football games (without us, mind, cuz my brother and I would not have been going) even if we hadn’t been in band- because that’s just what you do on Friday nights, you go to the high school football game.

My mom is and always has been a Cowboys fan. When people ask me who my team is, my response is: “I don’t actually care about football very much, but I have to say the Cowboys or I’ll get disowned.” And like, I do want the Cowboys to do well because it makes my mom happy.

My mom is not an exception here. All die-hard sports fans will complain about waves of “new fans” when the team starts doing well. When a team is not doing well, all those “fans” stop supporting the team. Well, that’s what happens to other teams, anyway. Cowboys fans are not like that. They stick by their team no matter how bad they’re doing. And this is for real/a known thing. Even the biggest rivals of the Cowboys will grudgingly admit that Cowboys fans are not fickle.

So anyway, to answer your question that you didn’t really want answered: they cared because people around here really are just that fucking passionate about their sports teams and CR dared make America’s Team (an actual name for the Cowboys, I’m not exaggerating) the butt of a joke.

Fun things to randomly remember: that years after it actually happened, Travis revealed that the Dallas Cowboys actually got really mad at Critical Role for the ad bit where wearing Cowboys gear caused Sam’s heart to explode.

[venerabela]

{PSNL} Welcome to the Family.

An image of Vene welcoming Fuecoco among the family of other starters I've had playing other Pokemon games in the past. Pikachu for Yellow. Charizard for Blue. Cyndaquil for Silver. (With a dead save battery, hence why no Typh :< ) Serperior for Black. Decidueye for Moon. And now Fuecoco for Violet. This game started out with me collecting the cards and getting up for Saturday morning cartoons, watching the original Kanto region Pokemon series on WB Kids. My mom bought me one of the original Pokemon handbooks from Sam's Club, which I read cover to cover numerous times. My first Pokemon game was Pokemon Yellow, way too late into the scene. It was when Pokemon Diamond and Pearl were in the middle of their lives. Pikachu became my first starter and I was obsessed with making him happy. The next game I had was Blue, which I chose Charmander as my starter because I loved dragons. I dont remember much of my time with this Charmander, other than I knew it was a female one, and that I had just evolved to Charizard before I stopped playing the game. Later on, when I bought the original Ambassador Bundle Day 1 release of the Nintendo 3DS, I got Pokemon Black, and Snivy spoke to me WAY more than Tepig and Oshawott. Say what you want about Gen 5 being weak. Snivy is, to this day, my FAVORITE starter. I got about half way through this game before adulting took over and I had to focus on my real life. When I moved out of Texas, I asked for an ex's copy of Silver to bring with me, which I tried to play, but the battery for save files was dead, so I got part way through it before the GBA died, so I sadly did not get to evolve Cyndaquil. And then... With the sunsetting of the 3DS, I bought Pokemon Moon and went for Rowlett. Moon ended up being the first Pokemon game I actually defeated the Elite 4 and ran the credits for. And finally, I purchased Pokemon Violet yesterday. I've seen so many clips of the game, from the funny bugs caused by memory leaks to the hilarious takes on older Pokemon, such as Toedscool. I finally just said fuck it and bought Violet. I immediately chose Fuecoco over Sprigattito and Quaxley. The silly happy no-thoughts-only-love face had won me over before I'd even bought the game. I've kind of gotten in touch with why the kid in me loved Pokemon and would obsess over it over this game. So therefore, this image happened. I wanted to express my love for Pokemon, and share all the starters I've had, and that Fuecoco is an absolutely wonderful addition to that family. Vene and art © to myself  Wanna see these images early? Have HD downloads? PSD access? Consider becoming a patron on Patreon! >>> https://www.patreon.com/Venerabela <<< Want a commission? See other sites I'm on? Interact with me and my community? >>> https://venerabela.carrd.co/ <<<

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[princemick]

MICKLORE for dummies

here;s part 1 with his racing history

because over roc weekend people seemed to have gotten to know him a lot better so here's a bunch more of mick info that I deem as essential

so under the tab I will add a bunch of stuff that kinda break trough that introverted pr trained wall he has.

this will be broken into facts, quotes, moments and videos.

--enjoy--

Mickfacts:

he speaks, english, german, french and italian but beraly speaks italian and french because he doesnt feel comfortable enough with them

the f-2002 is his favorite of his dads cars

during a lot of 2022's off season he has been dirt racing in the states where he bascially races for as long as the car runs together with gina's bf (x) (x)

apperantly recognizes the italian anthem before the german

can't choose himself for a dream team so his dream team is michael and seb

couldnt choose between lewis and max in 2021 "because theyre both nice to me"

he used to play drums as a kid

his middle name is 'junior'

he is named after Mick Doohan (5x mtotogp champ) who used to live close to Michael who were really good friends and so him and Jack Doohan (f2 driver) have always been and are still close friends.

apperantly introduced himself to kevin when he got back to haas with 'suck my balls'

modified said off road buddy that he does mud racing with so it goes quicker then intended

he seems to have extra clothes with him at all times bc he borrowed an extra pair of pants and shirt to callum for their f2 podium celebration

his dad wanted him to study engineering (also interesting piece of related information: he said he would have become a biologist if not an f1 driver in this video)

he refers to his dog angie as his best friend

in F3 he won 5 races in a row. race 22 til 26 of the 2018 season.

he started doing champions for charity where he organizes a football match every year with a bunch of german sports players

mick denies it but this man has bleached his hair

Mickquotes:

"a bomb, a knife, a serial killer. I mean that comes all together so.."

"I mean if poeple ask me if I'm mick I usualy just say no. I learned that from my dad."

"can I eat this?" procedes to eat it

"you guys are gonna do pushuupss"

"can I go and pet it?? play fetch??"

"those cars are so shit"

"deutsche, german..WHA??"

"you sure??"

"my dad, my dad, my dad, my dad"

"I just wanna get to my dad"

"beep beep beep"

"I won f2 and f3 for a reason"

"you guys are fucking brilliant, FUCKING BRILLIANT! fucking hell- sorry for all the swearing guys"

"I have a problem with italian bread tbh"

"PTW man, PTW" (pwt means prove them wrong)

"so you have to be smooth, realise that its an old lady and treat it that way, take it easy and enjoy the ride"

"hmm, have you ever driven on the road blindfolded?"

"ah, I was fine" after crashing

"I'm glad it was you I was fighting against"

Mickvideos:

prema stranger things - where he bascially just shouts his ideas and is loudly jock and himbo coded

The 5 Second Challenge - him having to really quickly talk and think shows how he thinks really well aka himbo

The Taboo Challenge - where he has to explain something without using specific words

Seb And Mick Take On The Formula 1 Tower Challenge! - where Seb and Mick ask eachother questions as they play mega jenga

Mick and Dan at the 2021 russian gp presser - just wholesome

Mick and Sean cook pizza together - him being wholesome and happy and speaking italian

Prema Trivia Challenge - giving ultimate himbo rights

him hugging every haas mechanic after his last race w them

mick post Q2 in Canada

the groundhog video

Some minutes with Cyrus Watches: Mick Schumacher

The Texas Red Hot Sauce Challenge - shows his relationship with gary (his old race engineer) really well

Guess the Flavour: Japanese KitKat Taste Test - shows how weird mick is sometimes

Map The Track - himbo.

Mick celebrates with the team after first F1 points - hes so beloved

Gina and Crorinna's congrats after his first points

okay there's much much more, if you wanna get more into it I reccomend watching more of his prema and haas videos and just keep updated with him over his time at mercedes

dont be afraid to send me asks with questions or anyting!

and special thank you to 2/3 of the pillars of mickblr @acrosstobear and @schumaclerc for helping me out w some micklore and @stoffelvandoornegf for this post

[qqueenofhades]

i'm genuinely curious... is it even possible to win in states like florida and texas at this point? even in georgia, after it flipped blue in 2020, the republicans rushed to make things even harder for marginalized voters (i'm pretty sure that's why this runoff is happening a month earlier? i could be wrong, but that's what i've read). with everything so divided between the democrats and literal fascism in the gop, i feel like every time we make any kind of progress they'll strip it back and make things even more difficult. i really don't mean this to sound cynical, and i'm so sorry if it does, i'm just curious. i wasn't old enough to vote in 2016 (i still had a few months before i turned 18) so i feel like my experience w elections in this country has generally been so much division that's only gotten worse

Yes, it is possible, and I'll tell you why:

Fascism is not inevitable.

This is not Pollyanna-ing, or "hopium," or whatever else the professional doomsayers like to jump in with (borne of the same school of thought that brands happy endings in fiction "unrealistic," because clearly the Real World is nothing but pain and suffering all the time) whenever someone expresses cautious optimism for the future, as if it's a coolness contest to see how to be the most pessimistic all the time. I'll tell you how I know: because if the Republican Party in its current incarnation thought that its ideas were genuinely popular or actually supported by the American public (and not just a grudging corollary of WAH WAH GAS PRICES!), they wouldn't spend absolutely ALL THEIR TIME doing their damndest to suppress voters. They wouldn't dwell endlessly on imaginary fraud, make endless voter suppression laws, run psyops convincing younger (and thus liberal-leaning) people that it's a waste of time to vote, etc etc. They are SHIT SCARED of any change that makes it easier for the general public to vote, because they know if they do, those people will vote, the Republicans will lose power, and due to the shifting demographics that see old Republican voters dying out and picking up only a minority of the next generation, they will not get it again. They are especially horrible right now because they are TERRIFIED, especially after seeing those Gen Z numbers for the Democrats. But because youth turnout overall was still bad, they likewise bought themselves a few years more to hang on. Still, the future is ours, not theirs, and they are fucking losing it.

Basically, the gamble the GOP made in this election was that they could howl about The Economy (which is doing shockingly well overall, despite high inflation etc), and voters would just ignore all their ludicrously dangerous nutcase beliefs on abortion, democracy, election denialism, etc, and vote for them anyway, even though they offered absolutely no plan to fix it apart from their usual method of blaming the Democrats for everything. Well, to say the least. That did not work. Election deniers running for positions where they could majorly influence state elections got across-the-board thumped, and abortion rights won everywhere, even in home of Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul (ugh) Kentucky. Voters do care about The Economy, but they also do care about basic things like bodily autonomy and representative democracy, and they aren't willing to throw those things away and go full MAGA even if WAH WAH GAS PRICES. That matters, and it will also matter in 2024, when we have to do this all over again.

Likewise, the Republican establishment/media is finally starting to visibly turn on Trump-- not because he's literally the worst person alive, but because they're realizing what an electoral liability he is, and all they care about is power. Once Trump is in the way of that, they will get mad at him, but Trump won't go away quietly and will do his best to burn them down on the way out. If the GOP is turning against Trump, there may also be less opposition if or, pray God, WHEN the DOJ finally fucking indicts him and drags his stupid orange ass to jail. That is likewise a good thing.

Anyway: yes, Democrats (and democracy in general) can win in Florida and Texas, if they put in the bottom-up effort rather than immediately trying to flip the flashy and high-profile offices. Both of those states have been institutionally designed to maintain the crazies' power, and it works very well. But if people keep putting in the work, it will not be forever, and the Republicans know the tipping point is not far in the future. There are more of us than there are of them. Fascism is not inevitable. It works by disheartening you and making you decide that there's no point in fighting, because it will just happen anyway. That is not true, and it needs to be challenged whenever it turns up as "received wisdom." Because. Yes.

Anyway, once more and as ever: Vote every election, especially if you are under age 45. Vote Blue. Make the Fascists Big Sad. Repeat.

Thank.